Stop animal abuse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Over the past 25 years, several studies have confirmed the link between animal cruelty and human violence.

The American FBI analyzed the lives of serial killers and discovered that virtually all of them, as children and teens, had killed or tortured animals. Other research indicates consistent patterns of animal cruelty among perpetrators of wife abuse, child abuse and elder abuse.

Maltreatment of pets is often another way that abusers exert control over their victims. Abusers may harm %u2013 or threaten to harm %u2013 an animal in order to intimidate, re-affirm their position of power in the household, or keep their partners from leaving.

Intake interviews with women in shelters revealed that a high proportion of them delayed leaving an abusive home %u2013 thus putting themselves in greater danger %u2013 for fear of what might happen to their pets. Increasingly, shelters are taking steps to resolve this problem. Nova Vita Women%u2019s Services, for example, has arranged with the local SPCA to take in a woman%u2019s pet while she resides at the shelter.

Intentional animal cruelty/abuse can involve depriving an animal of food, water, shelter, socialization or veterinary care, or maliciously torturing, maiming, mutilating or killing an animal. Cruelty to animals can be exhibited in children as young as four years, and should never be ignored or minimized.
So try and help any abused animals, it doesnt realy matter if its on the street or if its somebodies pet you know, its trying to make a difference that counts.
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